Sentences with phrase «lower campaign contribution limits»

The center, which first called Albany «dysfunctional» years ago, also seeks lower campaign contribution limits and an independent enforcer of campaign finance laws.

Mr. Schneiderman has outlined an ambitious package of proposals that would end outside income for lawmakers, end per diem compensations given to politicians to pay for accommodations in the capital, drastically lower campaign contribution limits for individuals and lobbyists, control the amount of cash limited liability corporations can donate to candidates and abolish the virtually unregulated party «housekeeping» accounts.

As a candidate for governor, Andrew Cuomo advanced a proposal to place new, strict, and lower campaign contribution limits on those seeking and receiving government contracts.

After the speech, Cuomo's office pointed to past «landmark transparency reforms» and said his interest in other changes, like limiting lawmakers» outside income and lowering campaign contribution limits,

After the speech, Cuomo's office pointed to past «landmark transparency reforms» and said his interest in other changes, like limiting lawmakers» outside income and lowering campaign contribution limits, has not dwindled.

On his questionnaire, Astorino refused to take a position on lowering campaign contribution limits for legislative and statewide candidates.

To outlaw the pay - to - play nature of state contracting, he proposes low campaign contribution limits for contractors and lobbyists.

Several of the attorney general's proposals echoed similar calls from government reform groups, including lowering campaign contribution limits and drastically limiting campaign contributions from any entity with business before the state.

Not exact matches

In a recent op - ed in the Edmonton Journal, Public Interest Alberta «s Larry Booi called on the new NDP government to institute campaign spending limits, lower contribution limits to $ 1,200 per year, impose much stronger rules on disclosure of contributions and spending and extend the rules on contributions and spending to cover party leadership and constituency contests.

Cuomo called for lowering contribution limits; requiring that all contributions of more than — including to independent expenditure entities — be disclosed within 48 hours, or 24 hours close to Election Day; and creating a publicly funded campaign finance system.

It was announced today that Kerrey, the former president of the New School in New York City, had signed on to the effort to tighten campaign finance laws by introducing a voluntary public matching system similar to New York City and lower contribution limits.

The governor had proposed in his budget sweeping changes in the state's campaign finance system: lower contribution limits, more expensive disclosures, enhanced enforcement, and a voluntary system of public financing.

Adopt system of public financing of campaigns, with new lower limits on direct contributions to statewide and state legislative candidates; Establish the «New York State Campaign Finance Fund», with transfers from the Abandoned Property Fund and taxpayer designations of PIT liability; and limiting contributions to «housekeeping accounts» to $ 25,000.

Along with vigilant enforcement of the law, disclosure of contributions, and lower contribution limits, public financing of elections can «end the mad chase for campaign cash that starts some elected officials down the road to corruption and... make candidates dependent on ordinary voters rather than special interests.»

«In particular, a low limit — rather than a ban — on campaign contributions may have been a safer route.»

The June 25 event to raise funds for Mr. Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign includes a host committee reception, dinner and musical performance, and is set to occur five days after the scheduled end of the legislative session in Albany, by which time the governor has pledged to attain legislative action on campaign - finance reform, including lowering contribution limits.

The Campaign Finance Board does have different, lower contribution limits for individuals who are categorized by them as doing business with the city — registered lobbyists, those applying for land use actions, grants or contracts — but neither Herrera nor his relatives who worked at MJM or Masonry were categorized as such.

State of the State: Gov. Cuomo Once Again Calls for Public Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public financing.

And there should be more stringent restrictions on what campaign funds can be used for, along with significantly lower contribution limits.

Astorino so far has $ 1 million in his county executive campaign account, which has lower contribution limits than for a statewide campaign.

«Like you, we agree that in order to truly give Albany a «clean bill of health,» a system of public campaign finance along with other campaign finance reforms including lower contribution limits, closing loopholes and strong but fair enforcement, must be enacted.»

Our state has a history of corruption, stretching back to Tammany Hall, our campaign laws are too lax, contribution limits are too high, lawmakers» pay is too low, opportunities for graft are more abundant, state politics is personality - driven, and on and on and on.

In response to the court decisions, the supplemental grants were removed from the state's campaign financing law; the basic grant of public money to gubernatorial candidates was doubled to make participants more competitive and a low, $ 100 limit was placed on lobbyist contributions, thus limiting their influence.

The preliminary report includes strong recommendations for lowering sky - high campaign contribution limits, closing loopholes, restricting the personal use of campaign funds, disclosing independent expenditures, and creating an independent enforcement agency.

Furthermore, the bill, which was passed in a state budget agreement in early April, fails to lower sky - high campaign contribution limits, close campaign funding loopholes, or mandate greater disclosure of independent expenditures by special interest groups.

The proposals include would lower overall campaign donation limits, cap soft - money contributions at $ 25,000, create a public financing system for state campaigns and create new criminal penalties for public officials who steer government contracts to themselves, relatives or business partners.

The goo - goos are again calling for widespread reforms, including creation of a voluntary system of public campaign financing, lowering of the contribution limits and full disclosure of independent expenditures.

Cuomo has said that he wants to overhaul the state's campaign finance laws by closing loopholes, lowering contribution limits and instituting a public financing system similar to what's in effect for New York City.

Cuomo said he supports campaign finance reform to lower contribution limits, but said he and the Legislature are not close to a deal.

That's because campaign spending in New York is closely regulated by strict and comparably low contribution limits — even lower for anyone with business before the city — and with a public financing system that offers matching funds from taxpayers to candidates who opt in and follow further fundraising rules.

In the mayor's version, he would appoint the panel and it would have a narrow mandate, limited to charter changes aimed at improving the city's campaign finance system — including lowering the maximum levels of campaign contributions to candidates — and encouraging voter participation in elections.

Mr. Cuomo's call for public campaign financing, along with substantially lower contribution limits and much more aggressive enforcement of campaign finance laws, already faces the well - funded wrath of a political establishment that cares little that elections are bought as much as they are won.

Other proposals in the budget were lower corporate contribution limits, down to $ 1,000 per year, new limits on donations to party «housekeeping accounts» at $ 25,000 per year, detailed prohibitions on using campaign contributions for the personal benefit of a candidate, and disclosure of major donors supporting organizations engaged in independent expenditures.

But lawmakers rejected other proposals, including measures to lower limits on campaign contributions and close loopholes that allow for outsize donations.

But lawmakers rejected other proposals, including measures to lower limits on campaign contributions and close loopholes that allow for outsize donations.